The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU: Palestinian General Federation
of Trade Unions) - Gaza reaffirmed its "unwavering support" for BDS and the boycott of the
Histadrut. ---- Occupied Palestine, July 15, 2015 - On the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the movement Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS), the Palestinian General
Federation of Trade Unions - Gaza Strip renewed its "unwavering support" to the BDS
movement against Israel until that it bends to the obligations of international law and
recognize the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to their self-determination.
---- In the document, signed by 15 unions besieged Gaza, Palestinian trade unionists
reaffirmed their rejection of all forms of normalization with the Israeli state and its
institutions, as defined by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC: BDS National
Committee).

The PGFTU - Gaza Strip also called international unions to boycott the Histadrut, Israel's
main trade union, because of its "blatant complicity with Israel's policies, including the
occupation, the establishment of settlements, the Apartheid and [flight] the rights of
Palestinian workers."

The BNC warmly welcome the document produced by the PGFTU and other unions Strip,
considering it as an important step towards intensification, within the international
trade union movement, BDS campaigns against Israel until it complies international law and
respect Palestinian rights.

BNC, which represents the broadest coalition of Palestinian civil society and leading the
global BDS movement, reiterates its call to the international trade union movement to
support BDS as the most effective form of solidarity with the Palestinian people in our
struggle to end the regime of occupation, colonization and apartheid imposed by Israel.
The CGT, which has relations with PGFTU, nationally must join the collective BDS France as
different structures have already done. More information: www.bdsfrance.org